"Humāyah" meaning in Old Persian

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Noun

Etymology: From 𐎢- (u- /⁠ʰu-⁠/, “good”) + *māyah (“skill”), from Proto-Iranian *māyā- (“blessing, happiness”) and the prefix *hu- (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Compare with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬁 (humāiiā) and 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬐𐬀 (humaiiaka) and Sanskrit सुमाय (su-māyá, “having excellent counsels or plans, very wise”). Etymology templates: {{af|peo|𐎢-|*māyah|t1=good|t2=skill|ts1=ʰu-}} 𐎢- (u- /⁠ʰu-⁠/, “good”) + *māyah (“skill”), {{inh|peo|ira-pro|*māyā-|gloss=blessing, happiness}} Proto-Iranian *māyā- (“blessing, happiness”), {{inh|peo|ine-pro|*h₁su-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-, {{cog|ae|𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬁}} Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬁 (humāiiā), {{cog|sa|सुमाय||having excellent counsels or plans, very wise|tr=su-māyá}} Sanskrit सुमाय (su-māyá, “having excellent counsels or plans, very wise”) Head templates: {{head|peo|proper noun}} *Humāyah
  1. a male given name Wikipedia link: Rüdiger Schmitt Tags: reconstruction
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}

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